Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Community Potluck

This weekend we had the wonderful opportunity to attend a community potluck. It was hosted by the group of ladies which run the Oaks and Acorns Program that Reece and I attend on Friday mornings. 

The purpose of the community potluck was to come together as a community, celebrate our connection to nature and to raise money for a local scholarship for the 2012 Art of Mentoring Program, a program Reece and I will be attending for the first time this summer.  While there was no detailed plan for the afternoon, there was the opportunity to hike, craft, sing, play music and get to know each other a little bit better.
The afternoon began with some getting to know each other as everyone arrived. Then we were called into a circle to officially begin our gathering with some songs. Then everyone was off to do as they pleased for a bit. We decided to do some hiking, as the event was held at the Camp Kawartha Environment Center, Cananda's most sustainable building and a beautiful wildlife sanctuary.  We played in the snow, followed Reece through the forest, chatted with some other families and then headed back inside. I curled up with a cup of tea, and my knitting, Reece played with some other toddlers and Justin found conversation with some other dads. 










Soon everyone had gathered back inside, and we came together for a gratitude circle. We all had the opportunity to express our gratitude before dinner. It was wonderful to share and hear what others were grateful for.
Dinner was delicious. One of the great things about coming together with like-minded families is the food everyone brings; it was healthy and delicious.  During dinner there was some door prizes given out. We were lucky enough to head home with a large bag of organic heirloom garlic from Deep Roots Farm and a book I have been wanting to pick up, The Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature.  Didn’t I say we were lucky, such wonderful and thoughtful door prizes.


After dinner we came together in another circle to share some of our favourite moments and to sing a closing song together. Some left after this, others hung out and the fiddle, guitar and drums came out.
We heard the first bit of music, but headed home soon after they started. It had been a long day and we had a bit of a drive to get home.
It was a magical day. The energy, the spirit, the gratitude and the love felt throughout the day was amazing.  We are so happy and grateful to be a part of this wonderful community.

10 comments:

  1. What an awesome potluck! And so much garlic, yummy!

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  2. Look at all your wonderful snow! Love Reece's wolf hat. So sweet. And boy, all that garlic is great! What will you do with it all? In our house, we eat a lot of garlic...together...so we won't slay each other with our dragon breath. :)

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    1. The hat actually belongs to the center. They had a collection of animal puppets and the hat was among them. Reece loved it. Oh, I will find a use for all of that garlic, we love garlic here. I take a raw clove every day and we use it daily in cooking.

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  3. haha! Love that hat even if it does belong to the center it made an AWESOME pic..:)) Sounds like a wonderful time! SO glad you are finding magic in your life.....~ B

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    1. So happy for this magic right now, it is exactly what I (and my family) needs. Finding like minded community is not easy.

      Glad the pic made you laugh :)

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  4. oh.. this sounds soooo magical! inspiring too! :)

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